METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING DRONES WITH DRONE OPERATING PARAMETERS

• US 20180299892A1
• Filed: 04/17/2017
• Published: 10/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group), Kia Corp.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: BROOKS, Bradford O., MILLER, Grant D., SICKENIUS, Louis S., TUMMALAPENTA, Srinivas B., WILHELM, Robert D., YASWI, Hamza
• Granted Patent: US 10,885,797 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 39/024 of the remote controlled vehicle type, i.e. RPV
• CPC Class Codes: B64U 2201/00 UAVs characterised by their flight controls
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0026 located on the ground
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0034 Assembly of a flight plan
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0043 Traffic management of multiple aircrafts from the ground G08G5/003 takes precedence; data processing specially designed for resource management, e.g. scheduling or allocating time, human or machine resources G06Q10/06
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/006 in accordance with predefined flight zones, e.g. to avoid prohibited zones
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0069 specially adapted for an unmanned aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0091 for monitoring atmospheric conditions radar or analogous systems specially adapted for meteorological use G01S13/95; meteorology G01W

Abstract

Embodiments for managing drones by one or more processors are described. A condition related to the operation of a drone in a selected area is detected. A set of drone operating parameters associated with the operation of the drone in the selected area is changed based on the detecting of the condition. A signal representative of the changing of the set of drone operating parameters is generated.

Claims

1. A method, by one or more processors, for managing drones, comprising:

detecting a condition related to the operation of a drone in a selected area;

changing a set of drone operating parameters associated with the operation of the drone in the selected area based on the detecting of the condition; and

generating a signal representative of the changing of the set of drone operating parameters.

2. The method of claim 1, further including controlling the drone such that the drone operates in the selected area based on said changed set of operating parameters.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

4. The method of claim 1, further including scheduling the drone to operate in the selected area, wherein the detecting of the condition related to the operation of the drone in the selected area occurs after the scheduling the drone to operate in the selected area.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting of the condition related to the operation of the drone in the selected area occurs while the drone is traveling or within the selected area.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of drone operating parameters includes at least one of permission to enter the selected area, drone size, or drone speed.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the condition related to the operation of the drone in a selected area includes at least one of a weather condition, terrestrial activity, or a security condition.

8. A system for managing drones, comprising:

at least one processor that

detects a condition related to the operation of a drone in a selected area;

changes a set of drone operating parameters associated with the operation of the drone in the selected area based on the detecting of the condition; and

generates a signal representative of the changing of the set of drone operating parameters.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor further controls the drone such that the drone operates in the selected area based on said changed set of operating parameters.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor further schedules the drone to operate in the selected area, wherein the detecting of the condition related to the operation of the drone in the selected area occurs after the scheduling the drone to operate in the selected area.

12. The system of claim 8, wherein the detecting of the condition related to the operation of the drone in the selected area occurs while the drone is traveling or within the selected area.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein the set of drone operating parameters includes at least one of permission to enter the selected area, drone size, or drone speed.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the condition related to the operation of the drone in a selected area includes at least one of a weather condition, terrestrial activity, or a security condition.

15. A computer program product for managing drones by one or more processors, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program code portions comprising:

an executable portion that detects a condition related to the operation of a drone in a selected area;

an executable portion that changes a set of drone operating parameters associated with the operation of the drone in the selected area based on the detecting of the condition; and

an executable portion that generates a signal representative of the changing of the set of drone operating parameters.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor further controls the drone such that the drone operates in the selected area based on said changed set of operating parameters.

17. The computer program product of claim 16, wherein the drone is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV).

18. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the computer-readable program portions further include an executable portion that schedules the drone to operate in the selected area, wherein the detecting of the condition related to the operation of the drone in the selected area occurs after the scheduling the drone to operate in the selected area.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the detecting of the condition related to the operation of the drone in the selected area occurs while the drone is traveling or within the selected area.

20. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the set of drone operating parameters includes at least one of permission to enter the selected area, drone size, or drone speed.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the condition related to the operation of the drone in a selected area includes at least one of a weather condition, terrestrial activity, or a security condition.